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#27 - Sean Carroll - The Enigma of Complexity

Win-Win with Liv Boeree

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Exploring Poetic Naturalism and Structural Realism in Science

Delve into the ideas of poetic naturalism and structural realism in science, discussing how different perspectives and theories shape our understanding of the natural world. Analyze the consistency of underlying structures in scientific theories despite changing ontologies, and the distinction between useful models and accurate descriptions of reality. Explore the challenges and opportunities in making groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental physics, the personal journey of dedicating oneself to physics, and the speaker's rankings of scientific theories based on certainty levels.

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